Friday, August 22, 2008

Big Weekend for the Sox

I have taken a little time away from the blog as one contributor got a week off to go to Key West, (pre-hurricane) and the other is going to Lisbon tonight. I figured I deserved a break too. Tonight the Sox play the Jays a team they have been embarrassed by this season. They are 2-6 against the Jays and were swept in their last series while playing AT FENWAY. The Sox need 2 of 3 this weekend. They miss Halladay and have Lester and Dice-K on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Again, I cannot stress enough the importance of this AL East road trip. If the Sox can go 6-3 away from Fenway that would be great. The Yankees are falling apart and Boston should take atleast 2 next week at the stadium and probably 3. So this weekend could define this road trip.

The Twins continue to win. This puts more pressure on the Sox. It is possible both the Sox and Yanks could miss the playoffs and that would just be weird. Boston's schedule favors them down the stretch as they have 20 home games and 15 away. If they can play around .500 on the road (7 or 8 wins) and continue to dominate at home, they are currently playing .700 at Fenway. If this continues, Boston would finish with a 14-6 run at home down the stretch. They would end with 94 or 95 wins, (just under their MLB best 96 wins in 2007) that should get you into the postseason. Hopefully I will be able to watch some games this weekend and see the Sox show some testicular fortitude.

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